Holder for reels of tape or twine



July 15, 1941. B. B. BISHOP HOLDER FOR REELS OF TAPE OR TWINE Filed Feb. 6, '1939 Patented July 15, 1941 2,249,680 HOLDER FOR REE-LS F TAPE on TWINE Bradford Burton Bishop, Nottingham, England.

Application February 6, 1939, Serial No. 254,966 1 In Great Britain February 10, 1938 a Claims.

This invention relates to an improved holder for a reel of tape or twine, or a cop of the latter, and its object is to provide apparatus of this kind which can be stood on a flat surface or be attached to a fixture, and from which the tape or twine can be drawn without any risk of its becoming entangled with any part of the holder.

According to this invention, a holder for a reel of tape or twine, or a cop of the latter, comprises a framing with a base, and an approximately vertical axle on which a reel or cop can be placed, which has its upper end secured to the upper part of the frame, and depends down to a point which is a short distance from the base, so that coils of tape or yarn which fall down can be pulled under the lower end of the axle and a reel or cop disposed thereon. A reel or cop placed upon the axle, rests on the base or a friction disc secured thereon and is prevented from over-running when'the tape or twine is drawn 01?, which is an operation that is eifected by carrying the tape or twine through an opening formed in the frame midway in the height of the reel or cop.

The invention will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one form of the invention,

Fig.2 a front elevation partly insection of Fig.1, and

3a plan of a holder. for a reel or cop constructed according Fig. 1.

'Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the invention,

Fig. 5 a front elevation partly in section of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 a plan of'the holder of Fig; 4 when adapted to be secured to a fixture. Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawing.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing, the reel or cop holder is comprised of a vertical frame member D which extends up from one point in the outer circumference of a base A, and constitutes the support for a vertical axle B which is adapted to hold a reel or cop N. This axle B has its upper end secured to a member E which is hinged at J to the upper end of the frame member D, and it depends down to a point which is a short distance from the base A or a friction disc 0 which is secured on the base, so that coils of tape or twine can be pulled under the lower end of the axle 2B and a reel or cop disposed thereon.

The lower end of a reel or cop N placed on the axle B rests on a friction disc C, and the disc is recessed in the middle so that the outer circumference of a reel or cop will make close frictional contact with its outer circumference. Ihus sufficient friction will be set up by the weight of the reel or cop, to prevent the latter from over-running when a length of tape or twine is being drawn off. While the base A is illustrated as having the recessed disc C secured thereto, itis obvious that the base itself may be similarly shaped without the use of the disc.

7 Owing to the space which is provided between the lower end of the axle B and the base A, any coils of twine which dropdown can be pulled under the cop, and under the lower end of the axle B, .and'the supply is not checkedas is the case when the axle Bis secured in the base A, as the coils are then looked round the axle and are only removed with dii'iiculty.

Reels and cops canbe readily placed on and removed from the axle :B, by turning it about the hinge J until its lower end is clear of the base A, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. v The tape or yarn is withdrawn from the reel or cop through a vertical slot D in the pillar D, and this slot'isincr'eased in width at the lower end, and the bottom adapted to form a horizontallip D (see Fig. 1) over-which a flat tape can be drawn without distorting it.

In order to prevent coils of twine from leaving the top of-a cop N, a disc B 'of larger diameter than the cop is disposed at the top of the axle B, and this disc is loose so that it can rest on the top of reels or cops of different heights.

In order to prevent this disc B from slipping off the axle B, when the latter is turned up with the member E to which it is attached, in order to remove or replace the supply, the said disc B is mounted on a part B of the axle B which is of a less diameter than the part below it.

When the holder is to standupon a level surface, the base A is preferably made of some-size and weight, and its underside may be faced with a layer of india-rubber to prevent it from slipping on the surface on which it is placed.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 which is preferred when the holder is to be secured to a fixture, the axle B is disposed in a frame comprised of a base F with uprights F at each end, and the latter have their upper ends connected by a horizontal bridge piece G. This bridge piece is formed with dependent ends G which are hinged or pivoted to the upper ends of the frame members F at H, so that this bridge piece G can be turned about the said pivots H.

In this construction the upper end of the axle B is secured to the bridge piece G, so that its lower end can be turned clear of the friction disc C which is secured to the base member F of the frame. One of the upright frame members F is in this construction formed with a vertical slot F through which the tape or twine is withdrawn from the reel or cop.

In order to secure this form of holder to a fixture, a bracket M is pivoted at M to the ends of the bridge piece G, and this bracket can be conveniently adjusted about its pivots so that it can be secured to either a vertical or horizontal surface, whichever is available.

With either of the constructions described, a reel or cop holder can be made so that there are no parts which can become detached, the weight of the reel or cop sets up sufiicient brake action to prevent it from over-running, so that there is no loose tape or twine between the reel and the slot in the frame member through which it is drawn, and the position of this opening is so disposed that the tape or twin can always be drawn freely off the reel.

A cutting device for severing the tape or twine is provided in connection with the holders shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and it is preferably secured on the top of the hinged member E. This device consists of a two edged safety razor blade K which is clamped between two plates L, and these plates are formed with two openings L which giv access to both cutting edges of the blade K, so that either one edge or the other of the razor blade K, can be utilized for severing the tape or twine.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A holder for a reel of tape or twine or a cop of the latter, comprising a base member, vertical frame members at opposite sides of said base member, a member hinged to the upper ends of said frame members, a friction disc secured on said base member, an approximately vertical axle carried by said hinged member and extending centrally toward said base member with its lower end disposed a short distance above said friction disc whereby the tape or twine may be pulled off under the axle and the reel or cop disposed thereon, and an attachment bracket hingedly connected to said hinged member whereby the tending centrally toward said base member with its lower end disposed a short distance above said friction disc whereby the tape or twine may be pulled off under the axle and the reel or cop disposed thereon, and an attachment bracket hingedly connected to said hinged member whereby the holder can be conveniently secured to any surface.

3. A holder for a reel of tape or twine or a cop of the latter, comprising a bas member, an approximately vertical axle, a frame member extending from one side of said base member to a point substantially level with the upper end of said axle, a member hinged to the free end of said fram member for carrying said axle in a position so that it extends centrally toward said base member with its lower end disposed a short distance above said base member whereby the tape or twine may be pulled off under the axle and the'reel or cop disposed thereon, and a disc carried by said axle below said hinged member and adapted to bear against the upper end of a copfor preventing coils from being pulled therefrom around the said axle.

4. A holder for a reel of tape or twine or a cop of the latter, comprising a base'member, a frame member extending vertically from one side of said base member, a. member hinged to the free end of said frame member, a friction disc secured on saidbase member against which the reel or cop bears, an approximately vertical axle carried by said hinged member and adapted to extend centrally toward said friction disc with its lower end disposed a short distance above the said friction disc whereby the tape or twine may be pulled off under th axle and the reel or cop disposed thereon, and a disc carried by th opposite end of said axle beneath said hinged member and capable of longitudinal movement relative to the axle for bearing against the upper end of the cop in order to prevent coils from being pulled therefrom around the axle.

5. A holder for a reel of tape or twine or a cop ofthe latter, comprising a base member, an approximately vertical axle having a reduced portion at one end thereof, a frame member extending from one side of said base member to a point substantially level with the end of the reduced portion of said axle, a member hinged to the free end of said frame member for carrying said axle in a position so that it extends centrally toward said base member with its lower end disposed a short distance above the said base member whereby the tape or twine may be pulled off under the axle and th reel or cop disposed thereon, and a disc carried by the reduced portion of said axle beneath said hinged member and capable of limited movement longitudinally of the said axle for bearing against the upper end of a cop in order to prevent coils from being pulled therefrom around the axle.

" BRADFORD BURTON BISHOP. 

